Dr. Tan Chyn Hong graduated with a MBBS at the National University of Singapore (NUS) in 1998. He then completed a fellowship in Australia where he received further sub-specialty training in the Shoulder, Knee and Elbow, where he has also involved in treating professional athletes with sports injuries as well as patients with degenerative conditions like rotator cuff tears and arthritis of the shoulder and knee.
Dr. Tan has a special interest in the treatment of Shoulder, Knee and Elbow problems. He pioneered the technique of implantless arthroscopic rotator cuff shoulder surgery in Singapore and was the first surgeon in Singapore to perform the keyhole rotator cuff repair without using any metal or plastic implants.
Before moving to private practice, Dr. Tan was the Head, Division of Sports Medicine at the National University Hospital. His love for sports started during his schooling years when he was a national athlete representing Singapore at the SEA Games in Judo. In his career, he continues his involvement in sports by treating athletes with injuries and getting athletes back on their feet when he led a team of orthopaedic surgeons, sports physician and sports therapist to provide comprehensive medical care. His patients included national athletes in basketball, netball, canoeing, judo, taekwondo and football.
During his time in public service, he was part of the workgroup appointed by the Ministry of Health to develop the national clinical practice guidelines in the treatment of Osteoarthritis of the Knee in 2007. In the same year, he was awarded the inaugural College of Surgeons Gold Medal from the Academy of Medicine Singapore for being the most outstanding candidate in the fellowship examination of the Royal College of Surgeons (Orthopaedic Surgery), Edinburgh.
Dr. Tan's specialty interests are implantless anthroscopic rotator cuff shoulder surgery and treatment of shoulder, knee and elbow problems.
If you are experiencing chronic joint discomfort that last for months, limited mobility including difficulty walking, climbing stairs and reaching over your head, or are being kept awake at night from the pain, you are recommended to seek out an orthopaedic surgeon to get your joint issues treated.
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